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Showing Signs Of A Strengthening Job Market, Last Week’s Unemployment Claims Fell To A Pandemic Low Point
In a shot of good news, jobless claims reached another pandemic low, as only 547,000 claims were made last week, according to the United States Department of Labor Thursday. The numbers, out of context, could look large. To put the data into perspective, weekly jobs claims hit 900,000 in January. About 6.2 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits in April 2020. Relative to the dark early days of the Covid-19 outbreak, the recent report shows massive layoffs have subsided and the labor market is getting stronger.
Scientist Who Helped Develop Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine Agrees Third Shot Is Needed As Immunity Wanes
The chief medical officer of BioNTech told CNBC on Wednesday that people will likely need a third shot of its two-dose Covid-19 vaccine as immunity against the virus wanes, agreeing with previous comments made by Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. Dr. Ozlem Tureci, co-founder and CMO of BioNTech, which developed a Covid vaccine with Pfizer, said she also expects people will need to get vaccinated against the coronavirus annually, like for the seasonal flu.
$100 Million New Jersey Deli Company Hometown International Delisted From An Over-The-Counter Market
The $100 million company that owns only a single New Jersey deli was delisted from the OTCQB over-the counter market “for not complying with the rules” and slapped with a warning label for would-be buyers on Wednesday night, the CEO of the company that operates that market said in a tweet.
Elon Musk’s $150 Million Charity Spending Spree
Elon Musk is on a philanthropy spending spree. In the months immediately after briefly becoming the world’s richest person, Musk has been transforming his profile as a philanthropist, appearing seemingly every few weeks bearing gifts — in public. That represents a departure from Musk’s penchant for privacy and his relatively thin history as a major donor, despite being one of the country’s wealthiest people for a decade.
Credit Suisse Reports Loss After Archegos Scandal; CEO Insists There’s No Risk Culture Problem
It comes after the Swiss lender warned of heavy losses earlier this month following a scandal involving Archegos Capital, a U.S. based hedge fund, which collapsed after taking on too much risk.Credit Suisse took a hit of 4.4 billion Swiss francs as a result, which it said on Thursday had “significantly impacted” first-quarter results.
Older Millennials Made It To Management—Now They’re Wondering If They Even Want To Be The Boss
Millennials have gotten a bad rap since they started entering the workforce. They have been stereotyped as lazy and entitled employees who will trade company loyalty for the ability to leapfrog into a management position they haven’t earned; they want to work for a values-driven company with a casual dress code.
$100 Million NJ Deli Linked To Shell Company E-Waste, Whose Stock Has Soared Despite Having No Real Business
We’ll have what they’re having. A mysterious $100 million company that owns just one tiny New Jersey deli is linked in multiple ways to another odd company, E-Waste Corp. E-Waste’s stock, like that of deli owner Hometown International, has soared in the past year, also giving it market capitalization of more than $100 million earlier this month. This surge happened despite E-Waste having no significant ongoing business, records show.
The Most Common Spelling Mistakes Made On Resumes—And How To Avoid Them
Spelling mistakes are easy to make on a resume, but they can ruin a first impression with a potential employer. The overwhelming majority of job applicants make these simple slip-ups. An analysis of 20,000 resumes in 2019 by jobs site Adzuna found more than 90% of them had spelling or grammar mistakes. The same survey also found that men tended to make more mistakes than women, with 8% of female job hunters sending in a flawless resume compared to just 6% of men.
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